研究生英语听说教程（引进版）听力原文（下）Take on Listening:Listening and Speaking Strategies（book 2）Lesson 3(1)PART TWO MAIN DIALOGUEExercise 1Gary: Well, here we are in L.A. Where shall we go first? Let’s look at the map. Don: We’ve never been to the Grand Canyon in Arizona…Gary: Okay. Let’s go there.Don: I hear it’s the most beautiful place on earth. It’s over 300 miles long, and the Colorado River goes right through it.Gary: I wonder if we can go down into the canyon.Don: Sure. They have all sorts of trips and tours. We can even take a small plane ride into the canyon.Gary: That sounds great.Don: All right then, the first stop is the Grand Canyon. Let’s be sure to call and make reservations at the campground. I’m sure the Arizona Tourist Service will help us. How long should we stay?Gary: We want to do some hiking in the canyon and boating on the Colorado River. How does three days sound?Don: That sounds right. Where do we go from there?Gary: How about heading north? It starts to boil in the southwest in the summer. Don: Then let’s head up to Wyoming and camp a few days in the Yellowstone National Park.Gary: Great. We can crash for one night in Salt Lake City, Utah, on the way.Don: Salt Lake City, Utah?Gary: Yeah, I heard it’s an interesting city. And it’s on the way to Yellowstone. Don: Okay. So, we’ll go north through Salt Lake City up to Yellowstone. I’ve always dreamed of camping under the stars in Wyoming. And, of course, seeing Old Faithful in Yellowstone.Gary: Old Faithful? Is that the place where hot water shoots into the air every hour or so?Don: Uh-huh, Old Faithful geysers. It’s supposed to be really exciting to watch. Gary: What else is there to do?Don: We can go horseback riding, hiking, and fishing on lake Yellowstone. Also, if we go all the way out to some of the remote parts of the park, we can look for bears and other wild animals.Gary: Ooh, that sounds a little scary.Don: Yeah, but exciting. Let’s plan to stay three days. Hey, it’s not that far east from Yellowstone to Mt. Rushmore in South Dakota.Gary: Is that the place where that artist carved the whole side of the mountain and made it into the shape of the heads of four presidents?Don: Yeah.Gary: Are you sure that’s in South Dakota? I thought Mt. Ruchmore is in North Dakota.Don: No, i t’s in South Dakota.Gary: Can we camp near there, or do we have to spring for a hotel?Don: No, we won’t have to spend money on hotels until we hit a big city. I’m sure we can camp somewhere nearby.Gary: Should we plan to stay one night?Don: That sounds about right.Gary: Where to next?Don: Let’s go to Minnesota. Uncle Leo and Aunt Dora now live in Minneapolis. They have a big house. I’m sure they’d put us up. Minnesota is one of the most beautiful states in the country. It’s has thousands of lakes, plu s the Mississippi River.Gary: Yeah, and it has great theater and dance, and the Minnesota Orchestra is one of the best in the entire country.Don: Maybe we should stay four days to make sure we see everything.Gary: Good idea. And from Minnesota, we can go down through Wisconsin into Illinois to Chicago. It sounds like a really great city; It’s right on Lake Michigan. Don: Chicago is known for its music; especially jazz. I want to go to a jazz club every night.Gary: I really want to walk around Chicago and look at the architecture. My engineering teacher told me the buildings in the city are incredibly beautiful to look at. Why don’t we make hotel reservations for three nights.Don: That sounds about right. So, what’s our itinerary?Gary: Let’s see. From L.A. we go to Arizona; then Utah, Wyoming, South Dakota, Minnesota, and finally Chicago, Illinois.Don: Do you think we can do all of this in two and a half weeks? We’ve got to get back in time for registration.Gary: No problem. The way you burn rubber on the highway, we’ll get from Chicago to L.A. in half a day!Don: Ha, ha, ha! I think we’ll need to count on as least four days for the return trip.Gary: This sounds like the perfect vacation.Don: Yeah, now all we have to do is figure out how to pay for it!Exercise 3 Vocabulary in ContextNARRATOR: 1. SENTENCEGary: It starts to boil in the southwest in the summer.NARRATOR: CONTEXT:Gary: How about heading north? It starts to boil in the southwest in the summer. NARRATOR: 1. SENTENCEGary: It starts to boil in the southwest in the summer.NARRATOR: 2. SENTENCEGary: We can crash for one night in Salt Lake City, Utah on the way. NARRATOR: CONTEXT:Gary: We can crash for one night in Salt Lake City, Utah on the way.Don: Slat Lake City, Utah?Gary: Yeah, I heard it’s an interesting city. And it’s on the way to Yellowstone. NARRATOR: 1. SENTENCEGary: We can crash for one night in Salt Lake City, Utah on the way.NARRATOR: 3. SENTENCEGary: Do we have to spring for a hotel?NARRATOR: CONTEXT:Gary: Can we camp near there, or do we have to spring for a hotel?Don: No, we won’t have to spend money on hotels until we hit a big city. I’m sure we can camp somewhere nearby.NARRATOR: 1. SENTENCEGary: Do we have to spring for a hotel?NARRATOR: 4. SENTENCEDo n: I’m sure they’d put us up.NARRATOR: CONTEXT:Don: Let’s go to Minnesota. Uncle Leo and Aunt Dora now live in Minneapolis. They have a big house. I’m sure they’d put us up.NARRATOR: 1. SENTENCEDon: I’m sure they’d put us up.NARRATOR: 5. SENTENCEGary: I really want to walk around Chicago and look at the architecture. NARRATOR: CONTEXT:Don: I really want to walk around Chicago and look at the architecture. My engineering teacher told me the buildings in the city are incredibly beautiful to look at.NARRATOR: 1. SENTENCEGary: I really want to walk around Chicago and look at the architecture.NARRATOR: 6. SENTENCEGary: What’s our itinerary?NARRATOR: CONTEXT:Gary: What’s our itinerary?Don: let’s see; from L.A. we go to Arizona; then Utah, Wyoming, South Dakota, Minnesota, and finally Chicago, Illinois.NARRATOR: 1. SENTENCEGary: What’s our itinerary?NARRATOR: 7. SENTENCEGary: The way you burn rubber on the highway, we’ll get from Chicago to L.A. in half a day!NARRATOR: CONTEXT:Don: Do you t hink we can do all of this in two and a half weeks? We’ve got to get back in time for registration.Gary: No problem. The way you burn rubber on the highway, we’ll get from Chicago to L.A. in half a day!NARRATOR: 1. SENTENCEGary: The way you burn rubber on the highway, we’ll get from Chicago to L.A. in half a day!Lesson 3(2)PART FOUR FOCUS: EXPRESSIONS OF TIMEExercise 21-A. Betty and Sam will start their vacation in five days. (repeat)1-B. Betty and Sam will be away for one week. (repeat)2. Debbie has been on vacation since Labor Day. (repeat)3. That movie will be playing at the theater for six more days. (repeat)4-A. Mr. Johnson began his business trip two days ago. (repeat)4-B. Mr. Johnson must return by the day after tomorrow. (repeat)5. Tim has a reservation for next Monday. (repeat)6. Mark’s guests arrived on Rosh Hashanah. They were here for three days. (repeat)7. Judy will fly to Hawaii in two days. She will be there for six days. (repeat)8. Louise will be home from Toronto by Friday. (repeat)Exercise 3⒈My neighbor backpacked around Yosemite National Park from the beginning of June until the middle of July.⒉Alaska has been the largest state in the United States since joining the union in 1959.⒊We’ve already seen Old Faithful and most of the other spectacular geysers in Yellowstone National Park.⒋Ms. Meyers must be in Washington, D. C., for an extremely important conference by 9:00 A. M. on Monday.⒌You can get that special airline fare in thee weeks.⒍You can get that special airline fare for another three weeks.⒎I haven’t planned the itinerary for my cross-country vacation yet.⒏We’ll reach the West Coast within five days.⒐The population of New York is still very large.⒑Getting a high school diploma is not uncommon anymore.PART FIVE PRACTICEExercise 1⒈How can I get information about Yosemite National Park?⒉Has Jack returned from his trip yet?⒊When did Hawaii become a state?⒋How many states share a border with Canada?⒌How high was the divorce rate in the U.S.A. 100 years ago?⒍Why is the census so important?⒎Who can look at the information on my census form?⒏What did Mary and Dan do after they left Chicago?⒐How long does it take to drive from here to Florida?⒑Where is a lot of wheat and corn grown?Exercise 2⒈You can still ride the Mississippi River in an old fashioned river boat.⒉Wisconsin is northeast of Iowa.⒊When I was in Dallas, the Johnsons put me up.⒋You can’t go camping in Armstrong State park for three months.⒌Jim is flying from Texas to California.⒍The average size of the American family is not large anymore.⒎Illinois has been a heavily populated state since 1900.⒏We stayed in a beautiful cabin on one of the highest mountains in the country.⒐The Middle Atlantic states are north of the Southern states and south of the New England states.⒑The high school graduation rate is rising, but so is the divorce rate.Exercise 3Jeff: Have you lived here in Michigan a long time/Karen; No, only about two years. I’m originally from Canada.Jeff: Really? People speak French in Canada, don’t they?Karen: Yes, that’s true.Bell SoundKaren: But I don’t come from French-speaking Canada. I’m from Winnipeg, Manitoba.Bell SoundJeff: where do they speak French in Canada?Karen: In Quebec. French is the official language in that province.Jeff: Isn’t Montreal the biggest city in Quebec?Karen: Yes, it is.Jeff: Have you ever been to Montreal?Karen: Yes, many times.Bell SoundJeff: You’re so lucky! I’ve heard that Montreal is a very beautiful and exciting city. It has all the charm of old Europe and all the conveniences of a modern North American city. But, why am I telling you this! You’ve been to Montreal and I haven’t. It’s obviously your favorite vacation spot!Karen: I haven’t actually been there on vacati on. I had to go to Montreal for work, and unfortunately, I hated the job.Bell SoundExercise 4⒈Question: In which region of the United States does this conversation probably take place?Emily: Ooh, would you look at the view of the ocean; it’s beautiful!Steve: Yes, and with the mountains in the background, it looks like a post card. I’m really glad we decided to come here for our vacation.Emily: Me, too. I don’t know if I ever want to go back to New York. Everything in this part of the country is wonderful. The weather is mild, and the forests and beaches are just spectacular.Steve: And there’s so much to do! We can go fishing and boating, or just drive up and down this beautiful coastline.Emily: Even the food is wonderful. The fruits and vegetables are so fresh and delicious.Steve: We’re so used to eating oranges shipped up from Florida that it’s surprising to taste fruit that’s really fresh.Emily: I sure wish we didn’t have to go home next week.Steve: Well, maybe I should try to find a job in one of the lumber mills out here and we can stay!⒉Question: In what part of the country do these people possibly live? Charlotte: Let’s go to Europe this summer.Chuck: I don’t know. There are so many wonderful areas we still haven’t’ been to in North America yet.Charlotte: That’s true. What did you have in mind?Chuck: Well, I’ve always wanted to see Massachusetts. They say it’s really beautiful in the summer, and it’s much cooler than most other places, so it’s comfortable traveling around.Charlotte: And it has a lot of really interesting historic sites. That might be fun, but you know, I’ve been wanting to go to California ever since I was a kid. I’d love to see Disneyland.Chuck: Ooh, yeah! And I bet Hollywood would be really exciting. Just think of all the movie stars we could see.Charlotte: And after Los Angeles, we could drive up to San Francisco and see the Golden Gate Bridge and ride on a cable car.Chuck: Gee, you know what else would be really great? I recently read about the Grand Canyon. It’s supposed to be one of the most spectacular sites in the world. It would be wonderful to camp out in nature and just relax.Charlotte: Oh boy. There are really just too many choices. Everything sounds so good. Chuck: Yeah, it’s hard to decide. Maybe we should just toss a coin.Exercise 5⒈Two hundred and fifty thousand people live in my city.⒉I’ll be traveling to New York, Connecticut, and Boston.⒊The hotel we stayed in was really lovely.⒋The weather in Hawaii is almost always perfect.⒌I’ve never been to the Midwest.⒍The city hall building is famous because of its unique design.⒎The Mississippi river separates Arkansas and Tennessee.⒏Rhode Island is the smallest and Alaska is the largest.⒐Slow down! You’re driving way too fast!⒑The government reports that in the year 2000, over seven million people lived in New York.。